philadelphia (pa.)

"Since his mother died thirteen-year-old Troy has been skipping school and hanging out with the wrong crowd, and now he and his friend Foster have been sentenced to work in the local Philadelphia stables; at first he is apprehensive around the horses, but soon he bonds with a mare named Chance, and discovers the sport of polo--but also makes some new enemies"--OCLC.

"In 1918, Philadelphia was a city teeming with promise. Even as its young men went off to fight in the Great War, there were opportunities for a fresh start on its cobblestone streets. Into this bustling town, came Pauline Bright and her husband, filled with hope that they could now give their three daughters--Evelyn, Maggie, and Willa--a chance at a better life. Their dreams are short-lived. Just months after they arrive, the Spanish Flu reaches the shores of America. As the pandemic claims more than twelve thousand victims in their adopted city, they find their lives left with a world that looks nothing like the one they knew. But even as they lose loved ones, they take in a baby orphaned by the disease who becomes their single source of hope. Amidst the tragedy and challenges that surround them, they learn what they cannot live without--and what they are willing to do about it"--Provided by publisher.

The kids in Ms. Rooney's class are off to tour Philadelphia. It's going to be a great trip, except that Mrs. Miller the Killer, the substitute teacher is coming along.

Something evil tricks Becket into opening a portal to another realm from which comes a darkness that transforms Philadelphia into something ghastly, but only at night. While some citizens lock themselves indoors at night, others run wild. Now Becket, the daughter of the police commissioner, must find a way to survive and undo what she has done.

"From the British surrender to the Civil War to Women's Suffrage and the fight for Civil Rights, one witness saw it all. Discover why an old cracked bell is still one of our nation's most-loved symbols.".

Rose has written an addictive literary puzzle that introduces an unforgettable young heroine plunged into the twisted world of a secret society with a dark agenda.

When Dominique, Eric, Josephine, and Ajay return to the Smithsonian they see that modern animals are extinct and dinosaurs have been brought back to life, so they time travel to the 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition to stop this wicked plot.

The destiny of Barium, Wilmer, Harriet, and other Philadelphians is threatened when the most severe flu epidemic is U.S. history fills hospitals--and cemeteries--to capacity in 1918.

A group of Philadelphia prep school students try to rob the U.S. Mint while on a field trip.